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Alabama Opens at Florida State Seeking to Fix Road Woes as Ty Simpson Makes First Start

The opener offers an early measure of Kalen DeBoer’s Year 2 progress against a rebuilt Florida State in a revamped Doak Campbell Stadium.

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Overview

  • Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC in Tallahassee, marking Alabama’s first game at Florida State and its first true road season opener in years.
  • BetMGM lists the Crimson Tide as roughly a two-touchdown favorite, with lines around Alabama -14 and a -560 moneyline.
  • Fourth-year junior Ty Simpson makes his first career start at quarterback for the No. 8 Tide after limited game reps over three seasons.
  • Alabama will be without running back Jam Miller for the opener, guard Jaeden Roberts remains in concussion protocol and very limited, and defensive lineman Tim Keenan III is expected to be limited.
  • Florida State overhauled its roster with about 49 newcomers, including transfer quarterback Thomas Castellanos, and debuts new coordinators Gus Malzahn on offense and Tony White on defense, with analysts highlighting Alabama’s linebackers as a possible matchup edge.